There is probably no or different path. Try with an absolute file name, e.g., `/usr/bin/commmand args`.
HTH, Jeffrey Quoting Greg Willits <li...@ruby-forum.com>: > I'm at a loss as what to look for... > > I can issue a command result = `some_os_command_string` on my dev system > just fine in both a pur ruby test file, and from Rails in dev mode. > > When I push that code to my server, the backtick command doesn't work. > No failure message -- even if I wrap it in begin/rescue so I have no > specific clues to work from. > > I can run that same back ticked command on the server from a simple ruby > test file, but not from Rails. > > Any ideas what I could look for as to why Rails might be interfering > with this? > > Thx > > (OS X 10.5.8 client and server versions, Ruby 1.8.6, Rails 2.3.2) > > -- gw > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
